Cow-tail holder



June 22, 1926. 1,589,385

. T J. w. HALL cow 'TAIL HOLDER Filed Sept. 9, 1925 Patented June 22,1926.

UNITED STATES JAMES W. HALL, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

COW-TAIL HOLDER.

Application filed September 9, 1925. Serial No. 55,271.

This invention relates to an improved article of manufacture classifiedin the art as a cow tail holder.

It has reference to a simple and inexpensive device which is adapted tobe clamped to a portion of one of the hind legs of an animal, the samebeing constructed to surround the free end portion of the tail, wherebyto hold the tail against movement, especially when the cow is beingmilked.

My primary aim is to generally improve upon devices of this class byproviding one of comparative simplicity and durability which is such inconstruction as to render it practical, easy. of application, notinjurious to the animal and inexpensive to both the manufacturer and theuser.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description and drawings.

In the accompanying drawings forming apart of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is aperspective view .of a portion of a cow showing the mannerin which the device is used.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device removed. I

The device comprises, in the main, a leg gripping or encircling memberindicated generally by the reference character 1. This is formed from aband of resilient material which is bent between its ends at 2 to provide a socket, the two plies of metal being bent to form a somewhatcircular clamp.

The free end portion 3 of the inner ply has its extremity bent as at 4to provide another socket, while the free end portion 5 .of the outerply has its free end portion bent upon itself as indicated at 6 to forma shoulder. It will be noted that the two free end portions are directedaway fromeach other to dispose them in somewhat diverging relation andto allow the inner ply to be spread outwardly. Used in association withthe device are two handles 7 having a U- shaped end portion .8. Thedownturned part of these portions 8 are adapted for removable receptionin the sockets 2 and 4. Also the downturned portion of one-of theU-shaped parts is intended to engage behind the shoulder 6. Thisarranges the handles in outwardly diverging spaced relation to permitthem to be grasped and moved together for spreading the ends of theclamp apart for application and removal.

In practice the device is clamped upon the portion of the legasindicated in Fig. 1, with the clamp surrounding the free end portion ofthe tail to holdit against swing- 1ng.

It is believed that by considering the description in connection withthe drawings, a clear comprehension of the construction and advantagesderived therefrom will become evident. Therefore a more lengthydescription is thought unnecessary.

Minor changes coming within the scope of the invention claimed may beresorted to if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A cow tailholder comprising a resilient clamp formed from a single band ofresilient metal bent between its ends to provide overlapping-plies, theintermediate bend being formed to provide a socket. and the free endportions of the plies being of a rigid diverging relation away from eachother, the extremity of one ply being bent to provide a complementalsocket, and the extremity of the other ply being bent to provide ashoulder, and a pair of handles having U-shaped portions for detachableassociation with the sockets and shoulder.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

, JAMES W. HALL.

